WhenToBird

Birding spot · Lake County, Indiana

Birding at Marquette Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Marquette Park are Ring-billed Gull (96%), American Herring Gull (74%), and Horned Grebe (66%). It is busiest in spring, when 98 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (117 species). 228 species have been reported here across 1,474 complete checklists from 342 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (3 checklists)Mar 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Mar 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Apr 22-30: 91 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 1-7: 117 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 8-14: 115 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jun 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJul 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJul 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsAug 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsAug 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsAug 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsAug 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsSep 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsSep 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsSep 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsSep 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsOct 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsNov 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1Ring-billed Gull96%
  2. 2American Herring Gull74%
  3. 3Horned Grebe66%
  4. 4Red-breasted Merganser51%
  5. 5American Crow46%
  6. 6American Goldfinch46%
  7. 7Blue Jay45%
  8. 8Dark-eyed Junco44%
  9. 9Snow Bunting44%
  10. 10American Tree Sparrow41%
  11. 11Canada Goose39%
  12. 12House Sparrow37%
  13. 13European Starling36%
  14. 14Mallard34%
  15. 15Black-capped Chickadee34%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Indiana.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.